Australian hopes rest on 'flogging Singapore'

Australian netball coach Norma Plummer says Australia will aim
to "flog" as many goals as possible out of netball minnow Singapore
today as it tries to get back on track for a third consecutive
Commonwealth Games gold medal.

Australia suffered an upset when it drew 54 all with world no.3
Jamaica last night.

The shock result means today's final pool matches will decide
which team ends the tournament at the top of the group and proceeds
to the primary and secondary semi-finals.

Australia is due to match up against Singapore at 2pm while
Jamaica is due to clash with the more challenging Samoa.

If both Australia and Jamaica win against their opponents today,
the top pool spot will come down to goal scoring percentages.

Australia goes into today's clash trailing Jamaica on scoring
percentages, but Plummer said Australia was determined to squeeze
the maximum number of goals out of Singapore.

"I guess we'll be flogging Singapore for what we can," Plummer
said.

If Australia is beaten to the top position tomorrow it means as
the no. 2 team in its group it will have to play the top side from
the other pool, which is likely to be world no. 1 New Zealand.

Losing that match will end Australia's dream of defending its
gold medal.

But Plummer said she was not anxious.

"It's a matter of making sure you've got to win it, no two ways
about it."